The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-05-13
GO AND, TELL JESUS.
DR.. TALMAGE's ADVICE TO ALL WHO
ARE in TROUBLE.

DR.. TALMAoE's ADVICE TO ALL VIII
ARE in TROUBLE.
At No Period Of . Mans Life ID II
Free From Temptation-An Who Liv
Cody In Christ Must Suffer Persecu
tIOn.
BROOKLYN, May Sat the Tabernacl
this morning the Rev. 7. De Witt Talmage
D. D., gave notice Of the annual pilgrimag
OF his congregation, which this year vii
be to Martha's Vineyard, Mass. 1t vii
begin July and end July Z. DR.. Talmag
will preach at Martha's Vineyard on July
and deliver an grafton on the Fourth Tn
congregational singing at the Tabernacle is le'
by a cornet and organ. A 10y choir chant
twice during the service. The hymn sung b,
the congregation this morning begins:
Sun of my soul, thou Saviour dear,
It is not night II Thou be near.
DR.. Talmage's text was: "And his dis
ciples went and told Jesus"-Matthew xiv, 10
He said:
An outrageous assassination had just taker
place. To appease a revengeful woman
King Herod ordered the death Of that noble
self sacrificing Christian John the Baptist
The group of the disciples were thrown into
grief and dismay. They felt themselves ut
terly defenseless. There was no authority tc
which they could appeal, and yet grief must
always find expression. II there be no hui.
mai ear to hear it, then the agonized soul
will cry it aloud to the winds and the woods
and the waters. But there was an ear that
was willing to listen. There is a tender
pathos and at the same time most admira-
BILE picture, in the words Of my text: "They
went and told Jesus" He could understand
all their grief, and he Immediately soothed it.
Our burdens are not more than half SO heavy
to carry If another is thrust under the other
end of them. Here we find Christ, his brow
Swallowed with grief, standing amid the
group of disciples, who, with tears and vio-
lent gesticulations and wringing of hands and
outcry of bereavement, are expressing their
woe. Raphael, with his skillful brush put
ting upon the wall Of palace some scene of
sacred story, gave not so skillful stroke as
when the plain hand Of the evangelist writes:
'They went and told Jesus" l4t tr,D ID
The old Cloths and Vandals once came down
upon Italy from the north Of Europe. and
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the affairs and swept away everything that
was good and beautiful. So there is ever
and anon in the history of all the sons and
daughters of our race an incursion Of rough
handed troubles that came to pknder and
ransack and put to the torch all that men
highly priced. There Is no cave so deeply
cleft into the mountains as to allow us shelter,
and the foot of the feetest courser cannot
%I1n IL Tl,1
rows they put to the string fly with unerring
dart. until we fall pierced and stunned.
feel that bring to you a most appropriate
message. Imean to bind up all your griefs
into bundle and set them on fire with a
spark from Gods altar. The same prescrip-
ton that cured the sorrow Of the disciples
will cure all your heartaches. have read
that when Godfrey and his army marched out
to capture Jerusalem, as they came over the
hills, at the first flash Of the pinnacles of that
beautiful city, the army that had marched in
silence lifted shout that made the earth |
tremble Oh, you soldiers of Jesus Christ,
marching on toward heaven, would that
to-day, by some CLEAN from the palace Of
Gods mercy and Gods strength you might
be lifted into great rejoicing, and that before
this service is ended you might raise one glad
hosanna to the Lord!
In the first place, l commend the behavior
Of these disciples to all those in this audience
who are sinful and unpardoned. There
comes a time in almost every mans history
when he feels from some source that he has
an erring nature. The thought may net
have such heft as to fell him. 1t may be only
like the flash III an evening cloud just after
very hot summer day. One man to get rid
of that impression will 60 to prayer; another
will stimulate himself by ardent spirits, and
another man will dive deeper in secularities. |
But sometimes man cannot get rid of these
impressions. The fact is, when man finds
out that his eternity is poised upon perfect |
and that the next moment his |
foot may slip he must do something violent |
to make himself forget where he stands, or
else fly for refuge.
If there are any here who have resolved |
that they would rather die OF this awful cam
GER of SIN than to have the heavenly surgeon
cut it out, let me say, my dear brother, you
mingle for yourself bitter cup. You fly in
The face Of your everlasting interests You
crouch under yoke and you bite the DUST
when, this moment, you might rise up
crowned conqueror. Driven and perpexed
.Ed harassed as you have been by sin. 60 and
ell Jesus. To relax the grip of death from
your soul and plant your unshackled feet
lpon the golden throne Christ let the tor
ures of the bloody Mount transtix him.
With the beam of his own cross he will break
lown the door of your dungeon. From the
horns of his own crown he will pick enough
ems to make your brow blaze with eternal
ictory. In every tear on his wet cheek, in
very cash of bis side in every long, blacken-
ng mark Of laceration from shoulder to
boulder, in the grave SCATTERING, heaven
forming death groan, hear him say: "Him
hat cometh unto me, will in no wise cast
ut" ....... ,
"Oh," but you say, "instead of curing my I
round you want to make another wound, I
amely, that of conviction" Have you never
nown a surgeon to come and find a chronic
isease, and then with sharp caustic burn it
II out! So the grace of God comes to the old a
're Of sin. 1t has long been ranking there, Q
ut by divine grace it is burned out through Il
,ese fires of conviction, "the flesh coming "
gain as the flesh of little child" "where y
n abounded, grace much more aboundeth." y
With the 10000 unpardoned sins of your life, p
D and tell Jesus. You will never get rid of y
our sins in any other way; and remember d
lat the broad invitation which l extend to y
ou will not always be extended. u
King Alfred, before modern timepieces y
ere invented, used to divide the day into p
ree parts-eight hours each-and then had ir